US1595519A - Printing machine - Google Patents

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Aug. 10 1926.

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UNITED STATES JAMES W. HUBBARD, OFICHICAGQ, ILLINOIS.

PRINTING- MACHINE.

Application filed July 18, 1921, Serial I This invent-ion relates to printing machines adapted to print tickets used by railroads'and more specifically relates to such a machine which simultaneously prints and records detailed data regarding each ticket printed. In accordance with present rai road practice, each ticket o'tlice maintains large racks in which are placed a large supply of railroad tickets reading from the place of origin to a very great number of different destinations, not only along its own lines, but also along the lines of other railroads over which a given journey must be continued. Large supplies of these various printed tickets for each station are also maintained in reserve, This novel machine obviates the necessity for the ticket office supply and the reserve supply.

This novel printing machine is adapted quickly to print a ticket form upon a strip of paper which form shows the place of.

origin, the name of the issuing company interline railroad, and the usual general con ditions such, for example, as the provision for continuity of passage and the time of commencement. It also selectively prints, upon the same portion of the strip upon which such form appears, certain specific indicia such as the date of issuance, destination, amount of fare, names of interline railroads, if any, i. e., railroads over'which the given journey must be continued and a serial number for each individual ticket.

The parts of this novel machine may be generally referred to as the ticket printing part. and the recording part; The ticket produced by this machine is provided with an integral but easily. separable portion commonly known as the check. Inother ticket proper the check being adapted to be torn from the ticket proper along a line of scoring, by the first conductor in accord ance with common railroad practice. record produced by this machine is retained within the machine casing and may be detached at intervals by the auditing'officials of the railroad company issuing the ticket. The record is printed on a substantially continuous. strip of paper. This record strip has ,data printedthereon every time a ticket is printed. In the preferred e1nloodi ment of the'invention here shown, suchrec ord data comprises the total mileage covered by the issued ticket, the destination thereof, the issuing railroad and'continuing words, a ticket comprises a check and a The in detail the inking devices, and the ticket cutting and pick-up;

No.48-5/i38. Renewed January 8, i926.

railroads, if any, and the apportionment of the fare earned by eachrailroad, and apportioned war .taX. v

The object therefore of this invention 50 to provide an improved device for printing railroad tickets. I v

A more specific object is to provide a machine for. printing railroad tickets while simultaneously printing an audit record giving detailed data in regard to each ticket printed. Y Other objects ofthe invention will more fully appear from the following description and the accompanying drawings and will be pointed out in the annexed claims.

In the accompanying drawings, there has been disclosed ,a structure designed to carry out the objects of the invention, but itis to be understood that the, invention is not confined to the exact features shown as various changes may be made with-in the scope of the claims which follow:

In the drawings: l v Figure 1 is a view inelevation of the right end of the machine and standard with the casing omitted;

Figure 2 is a view in front elevation of the machine without the casing;

Figure 3 is a plan view, of the machine without the casing; V e

Figure 4- is a vertical sectional view of the line s 4; of Figure 3, i. e., adjacent the right or'tick'et endof the machine, and showing the platen arm inlelevated position; p 1 v Figure 5 is a view similar to that of Figure d, but with the platen arm down. in printing position; i I. I Figure 6 is a View in elevation of the left or audit record end of the machine;

Figure 7 isa vertical longitudinal sectional view on the line 77 of Figure a;

Figure 8 is a vertical cross sectional view on the line 88 of Figure; 2, and showing Figure 9 is a similarview on the line 9-9 of F igure. 2, showing the printing drum actuating parts; v I

Figure 10 is a detail viewof the actuating parts shownin Figure 9; i I

. Figure 11 is a detail View similar to that of Figure 10 but with the parts in a different position; i

Figure 12 is a vertical longitudinalsectionalview cnthe line l2-12'of Figure 5, showing the dating device and the ticket form type in printing position;

Figure 13 is a partial horizontal view in section on the line 1313 of Figure 12 showing the ticket form type and dating device;

Figure 14 is a view in plan of aportionof the index wheel; Y

Figure 1-5 is a: detail sectional view of the clamping means for feeding the paper strip with the clamping parts in open position;

Figure 16 is a view similar to that of F igure 15 but showing the parts in clamping position Figure 17 in a detail view showing the mounting of the cutting knife and the front platen on the platen arms;

Figure 18 is a detail view of the means for locking the knife and front platen arm in operable position on the platen arms;

Figure 19 is a detail view, partially in section, of the inking means for the prmting rolls and the ticket pickup;

Figure 20 is a view in front elevation of the ticket cutting knife;

Figure 21 is a sectional detail of the ticket cutting knife and shearing block;

Figure 22 is a detail view in front elevation of the shearing block;

Figure 23 is a detail view of the clutch, clutch-operating parts, and drive;

Figure 24 is a view in side elevation of the same;

Figure 25 is a plan view of the same;

Figure 26 is a view on the line 2626 of Figure 25;

Figure 27 is a view in front elevation of the paper strip clamping means;

Figure 28' is a vertical cross-sectionalv view through the casing and showing the audit type wheel and manner of retention of the audit or record strip in the casing;

Figure 29 is a view in front elevation showing a portion of the machine end casing adjacent the right end of the machine;

Figure 30 is a detail view of a modified form of type-bar mounting; and

Figure 31 is a view in front elevation of the same.

In this selected embodiment of the invention, the machine is supported by a stand.- ard formed ofrelatively light tubular metaland having four legs 85- joined by the top rods 36 and suitably braced by the reinforcing rods 37. A casing 38 of sheet metal (see Figures 28 and 2-9) enclosed the parts of the machine with the exception of the rotatable dial 182 by means of which particular stations or destinations may be se lected to be printed and an operating crank 41 and handle 42 by means of which the machine may be manually operated. Across the front of the machine, the casing isprovided with doors 43' having locks 1 1 permitting onlv authorized access to the interior of the casing. The casing extends below the top rods 36 upon which are supported the plate frames 45, 46, 17 and 4C8 bearing the operating parts. The casing downwardly extends and terminates adjacent the reinforcing cross rods 37 and thus provides a locked chamber for the reception of the substantial continuous audit or record strip, as shown in Figure 28.

in this preferred construction, there is provided means for printing the ticket form upon a suitably'fed strip of paper. This form is common to all tickets issued by a particular machine and is provided with blank spaces for the reception of specific indicia, selectively variant for each ticket to be printed. Such form is that generally in use, an example of which is indicated by the type-bar or slug shown in Figure 13 wherein the blank form is indicated as containing the name of the station of origin such as Eau Claire, Wis, with the words from and to; the name of the railroad issuing the tickets as for example issued by C. S. P. M. & 0. By. Co; the usual restrictive condition as to continuity of passage and time of commencement of journey, as for example, food for one continuous passage commencing not later than one day from date of sale; the name and title of an oflicial of the issuing railroad, for example, G. H. MacRae, Gen. Pas.

Agt.; and the form classification, such as- Form LE1. As noted above, this same form is printed upon eachticket produced by a particular machine, and therefore, a single printing slug only isrequired. means which selectively prints the specific indicia upon the paper strip is preferably provided by printing drums upon the periphery of which are borne a plurality of type slugs adapted to print the indicia selected. A blank ticket form is not printed upon the audit strip, but the, selected specific data is "printed thereon simultaneously with the printing on the ticket strip.

Thev printing .mechanism and associated parts for the production of the complete ticket slip may first be described. main shaft 51 extends longitudinally of the machine adjacent the rear portion thereof and suitably borne in each of the plateframes, the plate frames being provided with integral split mountings 52, whereby the frame plates may be clamped to the top rods 36 by means of the screws 53 (see Figures 2, 4 and 5). The crank 11 is operably mountedon the main shaft 51 whereby the main shaft may be manually rotated. The paper from which the ticket slips and the audit record are produced are preferably in strip form, the audit strip being relatively wider than the ticket strip.

The ticket strip 54 is wound. about a spool 55 (see Figure 8), and is led up over an The The, V

idler 56 journalecl in the plate frames. A scoring wheel 57 is rotatably borne by an arm 58, loosely mounted on aset screw 59 having a spring 61 coiled thereon by means ofwhich the scoring .wheel 57 is constantly yieldably pressed against, the ticket strip which extends therefrom between opposed airs of paper guides 62 and 68 which are formed of narrow strips of sheet metal and which are carried at their forward ends by means of the shearing block 64. From the forward ends of the paper guides, the paper strip extends over the table plate 65. The platens for securing the impression of the type upon the paper are carried by two arallel platen arms 66 and 67 pivotally orne on the bea ing shaft 68 extending across the rear of the machineand carried by the plate frames 45, 46, 47 and 48. The platen arms 66 and 67 carry similar pins 69 to each of which is pivotally secured link 71. Each link is eccentrically mounted on one'of the gears 72 by means of the pivot pins 73. Each of the gears 72 is rotatably mounted on the frame and adapted to be actuated by means of the similar driving gears 74 fast on the main shaft 51.

The means "for feeding the paper has operable connection with the platen arn'is. As here shown, the platen arms 66 and 67 are respectively provided with extensions 7 5 and 76. Similar links 77 pivotally connect the extensions 75 and 76 with opposed parallel feeding levers 78 pivotally mounted on a stud 79 adjacent the lower portion of the These levers are thus simul' plate frames. taneously actuated and carry adjacent their upper ends a clamping means adapted automatically to clamp the paper and upon movement of the lever to carry the paper forwardly, and thereafter to release the same. The fixed member of the paper clamping means is provided by a bar 81. (see Figure 27), the terminal portions .of which are downwardly turned and suitably secured to each of the levers 78. Opposed brackets 82 are preferably welded to the opposed inner faces of the terminal portion of the bar 81 and upwardly project to provide a pivotal mounting for the bar 83,

which has secured thereon a U-shaped piece of sheet .metal, the forward side of which extends below the adjacent side of the bar 83. The edge 84 of this U-shaped metal provides the movable clainping jaw of the paper feeing device. As is indicated in Figures 11/ and 16, the ll-shaped clamping jaw is yieldably mounted on the bar A simple means of achieving this the provision of a plurality of'screws secured to the bar 88, and bearing coil springs'86 upon their stems between tl eir heads and the bar 83. The screws 85 a. passed tl rough enlarged apertures in t ad'acent face of the U-shaoed metal.

result is by Hence, when the movable jaw is pivoted to clamping position, as shown in Figure 16, the edge 84 is yieldably held against the upper surface of the bar 88.

Means are provided so that, when the feeding levers 78 are movedforwardly from their rear position, shown in Figure 5, the jaws will automatically clamp the paper strip therebetween and feed the paperfforwardly. A latch 87 is pivotally mounted on one of the levers 78 and normally held in.

91 having an inwardly bent terminal portion 92.

Means are provided to rock the rocking lever 89 into the position shown in Figure 16 whereby the paper is clamped and the two jaws are held in clamping position by means of the interengagement of the forward ends of the locking lever andlatch. As is shown in Figures 4 and 5, a bracket 93 is bolted to the frame 45. This bracket, is pro- A locking lever 89 is se-' vided with a forwardly extending surface over which the terminal portion 92 is adapted to travel in its rearward movement, from its position shown in Figure 4. Such travel of the terminal portion 92 functions to raise the pivoted cam 94 againstthe tension of the spring 95 so that the terminal. portion 92 will assume the position shown in Figure 5. V F orward movement of the lever 78 causes the terminal portion 92 of the locking lever to ride upwardly over the cam surface 96, J!

whereupon the tooth at the forward end oi.

the locking lever 89 is moved into the position shown in Figure 16 and the paper strip is clamped between the bar 81 and the edge 84. The locking lever is thus locked in paper clamping position during the forward movement of the feeding levers, until the pin 97, rearwardly carried by the latch 87, has upwardly moved over the inclined surface" of the angled bracket 98 presented in the path of the forwardly moving pin. The bracket 98 is screwed to the frame 45. Travel of the pin 97 over the inclinedsurface-of the bracket 98 rocks the latch 87 and permits'release of the locking lever under tension of its coil spring 99, whereby the clam sing jaws are opened and the levers 7 8 may again rearwai-dly move without affecting the paper strip.

I In this selected embodiment of the invention, the ticket form is first, printed in blank and the spaces are thereafter filled in by imprint of tie s t specific indieia, and

ther c attraction and operation of the 'n-nr i tine' mechanism in first'be A i3 I i i described. is above noted, the ticket strip i at is printed so that each ticket slip, after; severance from the strip, provides a ticket proper anda check. T he form of ticket and complementary check employed inthls particular machineis shown in Figure 13, wherein is-indi'cated the type slug employed.

As is shown in Figure 12, the type slug 101 is mounted on a backing plate 102, carried by the opposed form levers 103' which are bent at right angles at their upper ends so that the backing plate 102 may be bolted thereto, as shown. The lower end of the form levers 103 is forked in order that the levers may have a sl-idable pivotal mounting on the pin 104i, carried by the opposed plate frames 45 and 46. The two opposed form levers are driven in timed relation to the l-aten mechanism by means of asystem of evers connected to the platens; These actuating levers connect each platen arm with one of the form levers, and as the systems are similar, it will be necessary todescribe but one. As is shown in Figures i and 5, a bell crank lever 105 is pivotally mounted on the stud 106, secured to the adjacent plate frame. One end of this bell crank lever is pivotally' mounted on the stud 107 carried by the form levers 103 and carries at its other end a pin 108- which effects a pin and slot connection with one end of the bell crank lever 109 pivotally mounted on the stud 111, carried by the adjacent frame 15. The lower end of the lever 109 is pivotally connected by the pin 112 to the crank arm 113, pivotally mounted at its rearward end to the extension 75 of' the platen. arm 66. Thus, as the platen arms descend, the form levers 103 carry the type slug in an upward curvilinear path into the printing position, shown in Figure 5. The descent of'the platen arms 66 and 67 brings the form platen 11a into cooperative printing position. The platen consists of an impression member 115, (see Figure 12) preferably of rubber compo sition, suitably secured to a metallic backing plate 116 which in turn is secured to, and carried by, the metallic cross bar' 117 affixed by the screws 118 to the two platen arms 66 and 67. Elevation of the platen arms similarly causes downward travel of the form levers and printing slug.

In this preferred embodiment of the invention, provision is made for the dating of each ticket at the time of printing of the ticket slip. As is shown in Figure 13, the dating is applied to the ticket and not to the check portion of each form of ticket slip. This dating mechanism is preferably incorporated with the form-printing device, as nearly all the'tickets printed during a single days run of the machine, will bear the same date. A simple means of effecting the dating of the ticket is shown in Figures 12 and 13, wherein the necessary type wheels are shown as comprising a month wheel 119,

a numeral units wheel 120, a numeral tens three wheels is. fast on a sleeve, which sleeves are disposed in superposed concentric relation upon each other. Each bears, at its outer end, a complementary dial wheel fixed thereto. mechanism is provided by an aperture formed in the right form lever 103..

A simple means of" inking the form slug and dating stamp is shown in Figures 5. and 8. it consists of a pair of inking levers 125 pivotally mounted on the opposed.

frames 4:5 and forwardly extending therefrom. [it the front end a pair of contacting rolls are jonrnaled. Two levers 125 are normally downwardly held by means of the spring 126. The inking roll 127 is thereby tensionably caused to. travel across the face of the form slug and dating, stamp, as the form levers 103 are moved both to and from operative position. The ink distribution roll 128 is also journaled in the two inking levers and peripherally contacts with the inking roll 127 and functions to supply ink to the working roll 127. As is shown in Figure 5, the axle 129, upon which the inking roll 127 is. rotatably carried, is fixed at its opposed ends of the two inking levers 125, while the axle 131 of'the distribution roll is mounted in slots 132; foaned in each of the opposed levers 125. These two axles are tensionably held together by means of the coil spring 133. so that the distribution roll is constantly tensionably held against the periphery of the inking roll 127.

As above noted, upon the printing of the ticket and check forms, upon the paper strip, the platen arms are elevated, the form slug carriage is rearwardly depressed and the strip-feeding device is moved rear- Wardly. Upon another descending travel of the platen arms, the strip-feeding device functions forwardly to feed the strip. The timer. relation of the travel of the platen arms and feedingdevice is such that the strip is moved forwardly a distance equal to a ticket slip before completion of the travel of the platen arms. This timed relation is provided so that the strip portion bearing the form will be in proper posi tion to receive the selected destination, fare, etc., incicia in the blank spaces provided on the forms and so that the ticket slipmay be completely severed from the strip, pref erably just before the indicia printing.

The outer bearing for the dating The individual type slugs or bars are movably mounted so that a selected type imprint may be obtained. These type slugs may be mounted upon an endless belt or, as is preferred, may be mounted upon the periphery of a drum. There is here shown a type wheel 134 having the individual type units mounted on its peri hery. The type wheel is mounted upon the shaft 135, rotatably borne in bearings provided by the plate-frames. It may here be noted that this wheel shaft extends longitudinally of the machine. Thetype wheel 134 is made fast to this shaft by set screws 136, sothat rotation of this type shaft causes a corresponding movement of the type wheel; In the form here shown,.the individual type units are integral with a metallic type band 137extending substantially around the periphery of the type wheel and secured thereto by countersunk screws or rivets. Preferably the type band is provided with a circumferential groove 138 separating each type unit into a printing portion and check printing portion. The ticket printing por{ tion of each type unit bears the name of a destination, fare thereto, name of the issuing railroad, and name of any interline railroad over which travel must be completed beyond the line of the issuing railroad. The check portion bears theidestination, i. e., the name of the city or town, and State, and also the name of'the issuing railroad. As is shown in Figure 8, the table plate is provided with a longitudinally extending opening 139 through which a longitudinal portion of a positioned severed ticket slip is pressed by means of the front platen. impression member 141, preferably of rubber composition, suitably secured to a metallic backing plate, extending between and terminally secured to .the opposed front platen levers 143 pivotally mounted on the platen arms 66 and'67 by the pivot pins 144. The front platen istherefore mounted so that it may be upwardly swung into inoperative position. r

It is also adapted to be locked in operative position. This locking mechanism is shown in detail in Figure 18, wherein pins 145 are slidably mounted in recesses formed in the opposed ends of the barplate 142 and are normally tensionably outwardly pressed by means of the compression springs 146 placed in each of the recesses. The outer end portion of the pins 145 are adapted to have locking engagement with holes 147 formed intheouter ends of the platen arms 66 and 67. To facilitate retraction of the pins 145' to release the front platen levers, ahandle 148 is secured to each pin 145 and is slidable in an elongated slot 149 in the plate 142.

A strip-severing means is carried by the This front platen has an frontplaten levers 143 and is cooperable with a shearing block mounted on the plate frames insuch manner that the ticket strip is severed before the front platen enters the opening 139, taking a portion of the ticket slip with it. The shearing block 64 is mounted upon suitable extensions upwardly projecting from each of theadjacent plate frames 45 and 46. The knife 151 (see F igure 20) is screwed to a bar 152 pivotally mounted at its ends to the front platen levers 143 by the pivot pins 153. The lower edge 154 of the knife is slightly. inclined to.

the longitudinal axis of the cooperating edge of the shearing block in order to effect. a drawing out. The knife bar 152is under tension to move the knife edge 154 toward the shearing block. This tension is provided by a compression spring 155, one end of which is secured to the metallic crossbar 117, and the other end portion of which is coiled'about a headed pin 156 mounted upon the metallic strip 157, secured to the rear face of the knife bar 152. An adjustable detent is provided to position accurately the knife. This is provided by means of a threaded rod 158 (see Figure 8) received in threaded engagement within the front end portion of the backing plate 116. Preferably the knife is provided with a depending tongue 159' which, as is indicated in Figure20, is beveled on its rear face. This beveled tongue is adapted, upon descent of the knife, to engage a cam surface 161, onthe shearing block 64,,so that the knife edge is'brought into accurate shearing contact withthe front edge of the shearing block. As the knife edge extends below the front platen, it is obvious that therstrip will be severed before complete descent of the platen so that a detached ticket slip is provided, the central portion of which may be pressed into printing by the impression member 141, through the opening 139 of the table plate 65.

Numbering means are provided by which each ticket slip is numbered. That is, both 7 the check and the ticket are simultaneously stamped with the same numerals. This may be accomplished by any of the common types of numbering machines or countersnow in commercial use. Two such counters 162 of the common self-inking type are employed. As is shown in Figures 2 and 4,

each of the counters is provided with an operating rod 163, slidably borne in similar brackets 164 provided on the plate frames 45 and 46. These operating rods are connected by similar levers at each side of the type wheel to the extensions 75 of the platen arms 66 and 67 Each counter lever 165 is pivotally connected to one of the platen extensions 75 and 76 by a pivot pin 166 at its rear end, and at its forward end is mounted on a pivot pm 167 of the slotted lever 168, the latter having a pin and slot mounting 169 on its rear end adjacent the plate frame. The forward end of the slotted lever 168 is pivotally mounted on the pin 171 on the bell crank lever 172, having pivotal connection 173 at its lower end to the adjacent plate frame and at its upper end mounted on a pivot pin 174. Thus, at each descent of the platen arms, the extensions 7 5 and 76 rearwardly travel and effect upward movement of the operating rod 163, whereby the checks and tickets are consecutively numbered.

Means are provided on this machine for picking up the completed ticket slip. The preferred form of such pick-up, is shown in Figures 8 and 19, wherein it is disclosed as consisting of a grip 175 formed of a narrow .strip of sheet metal, substantially having the form, in cross section, of a capital letter J. The grip is pivotally mounted on the pin 176 carried by a plate 177 having an angled portion bolted to the backing plate 142 of the front platen. The grip 175 is provided with a transversely extending jaw 178 which is normally tensionably held against the relatively fixed jaw 179 formed at the lower portion of the plate 177. In Figure 8, the grip is shown in such normal position wherein it is maintained by the compression spring 181 secured to the backing plate 142 and to the upper end of the grip 175. In Figure 19, the grip is shown as moved to open position by contact of the curved foot of the grip with the table plate 65. It is moved into such position against the tension of its compression spring. The depression of the substantially central portion of the ticket slip into the opening 139 by the'front platen, causes the forward aortion of the ticket slip to be upwardly curved into such position that the forward edge of the ticket will be presented between the jaws of the pick-up mechanism and clamped upon the raising of the platen arms. As all the printing upon the ticket and check is effected on the under face of the ticket slip, this pick-up mechanism will present the ticket to the machine operator with the printed side facing him.

A dial or index is provided so that the type wheel 134 may be moved into a se lected predetermined position in order to cause the printing on the ticket and check forms of certain selected indicia. Such an index is conveniently provided by means of the index wheel 182 (see Figure 7), which is mounted fast on the type wheel shaft 135. Upon the periphery of this index wheel is displayed in alphabetical arrangement, the selected indicia which may be printed by movement of the index wheel. A section of the periphery of this index wheel is shown in detail in Figure 14.

Means are provided for inking the type on the type wheel 134. As shown in Figure 8, a bracket 183 is pivotally mounted upon apin 184 on each of the opposed extensions 185 of the adjacent plate frames 45 and 46. The rear end of each bracket 183 is downwardly ,held by means of a tension spring 186 secured to the rear end of the bracket and to the adjacent plate frame. The inking roll 187 isrotatably journaled at its opposed ends in the brackets 183 and is therefore tensionably downwardly held against the type bearing band 137 of the type wheel 134. An ink distribution roll 188 is similarly rotatably borne by the opposed brackets 183 and this roll functions as a reservoir to supply ink to the roll 187.

When it is desired to print from a selected type unit on the wheel 134, such type unit is not directly moved to a position beneath the opening 139 of the table plate; but such selected type unit is moved by means of the index wheel to a predetermined position in front of and below the opening 139, so that, upon actuation of the main shaft 51, the type wheel is moved and the selected type unit travels past the inking roll 187 into inked printing position. This auto matic travel of the type wheel from such predetermined position to selected printing position is preferably efiected by the mechanism shown in detail in Figures '9 to 11 inclusive.

A. gear 191, having a peripheral tooth circumferentially corresponding to each one of the type units on the type wheel 134, is mounted fast on the type wheel shaft 135 and is rotatable by a suitably actuable dog 192 having a tooth 193 adapted toengage the peripheral teeth of the gear 191. The dog 192 is pivotally mounted by the pin 194 on the bell crank lever 195 freely carried on the type wheel shaft 135. A guide 196 is terminally held to the adj acent frame 46 by the screws 197 and arcuately and upwardly projects adjacent the gear periphery. The tooth is provided with an oppositely projecting extension 198 which is adapted slidably to engage and travel over the inner face of the guide and thereby hold the toothin mesh with the gearteeth. A seat 199 is provided in the guide adjacent its lower end into which the tooth may be forced to permit free rotation of the gear wheel and type shaft.

Means are provided normally to prevent the tooth from entering such seat. Such means consists of a bifurcated arm 201 (see Figure 10) pivoted to the opposite side of the plate frame 46 and normally held in elevated position by means of the tension spring 202 secured to the arm and to the plate frame. The forks 203 of this arm are thus normally positioned to receive there'between a pin 204 carried by the tooth. These forks project above and across the seat 199- and,;as the tooth approaches the seat on its downward travel, the pin 2% efiectually maintains'the tooth in mesh with the'gear and prevents seating of the tooth extension. I

' Driving travel of the toothed dog is effected by movement of the bell-crank lever 195 which at its upper end has connection with the extension of one of the platen arms. .Sueh connection is provided by a lever formed of the two rods 205 and 206. The rod 205 is pivoted at its forward end on the pin 207 carried by the upper arm of the bell crank lever 195, while th other rod 206 is pivoted at its rear end on the pin 208 carried by the extension T5. The adjacent opposed ends of these rods are both received within a sleeve 209 pinned to, and carried by, the rod 206. I A tension spring 211 secured at its ends to the re spective rods extends along an elongated recess provided in the sleeve 209. This s ring functions, upon rearward travel of tiie extension 75 and'the upward travel of the dog to take up any shock which might be caused by impact of the boss 212 of the lever 195 with its adjustable detent provided by a set-screw 213 received in threaded engagement in an angled portion 214 of the guide 196. A detent to'limit the downward travel of the lever 195 is provided by a block 200 screwed to the guides.

Releasing means are provided so that the dog tooth may be heldin its seat and free rotation/of the gear permitted. A. single means of effecting this result is by the provision of a pin 210 on the arm201 adapted to be engaged by a curved latch 215 fast on'ashaft 216 extending across the front of a portion of the machine and pivotally borne by the plate frames 45 and 16. The

right end of this latch shaft, adjacent the index wheel, is provi led by a handle or finger piece 217 (see Figure 2) by means of which the shaft may conveniently be rocked to'v cause seating of the .dog with resultant disengagement of the gear and type wheel shaft 135 so that the index wheel may be moved to bring a selected type unit to the predetermined position from which it is automatically turned past the inking rolls to printing position upon actuation of the machine. Preferably a marlror other suitable index 218 is provided on a glass portion 219 of the casing adjacentthe index wheel whereby there is indicated the particular indicia which would be printed upon the check and ticket forms upon turning of the handle 42.

The recording part of this novel machine is to the left of the ticket part when facing the machine. Preferably, this recording part consists of a type wheel mounted for movement simultaneously with the indiciaprinting type whee As heretofore noted,

tie recording of data in regard to tickets issued is made upon a paper strip auto-- n'. 'eally fed from a spool, under the ting platen, and thence downwardly dropped to the casing interior whereupon it may be periodically removed by auditoiiicials of the issuing railroad. While, in the case of the indicia-printing means, individual type lars or sl s may be em ployed, itis preferred to cast the data-beartype units on a single cylindrical band. ore is diagrammatically indicated in Figity of data subdivisions transon each type unit, such, re number of miles of the ar destination; the destination,-city and te; the abbreviated names of any interline railroads, if any, over which the-jour ney must be completed, the apportioned sun'is of the total fare earnedby each railnd the war-tax payable by each. railroac, and thetotal fare paid for the ticket in question. 7

The oaper employed for this record or audi strip 221 i s proportionately wider than the ticket form strip 5%, as shown. This audit strip isprovided on'a reel or spool. mounted between, and rotatably borne t e adjac at p ate frames '47. and 48. J. he stria is led up over an idler 223 journaled in the plate frames. As is shown in igure 6, the audit strip passes through a strip guide 224, formed of opposed sheets of metal supported by the'plate frames and extending therebetween. The lower sheet of the guide 22 1 projects beyond the upper sheet and sides of the guide (see Figure 6) and is secured its forward margin to the opposed plate frames. r'om the forward end of this guide the audit strip ere tends upon the upper surface of the audit table plate 225 provided with a central transversely elongated openinog similar to. that of the plate 65, through which a transverse portion of the audit strip 'may be pressed by suitable actuated platen to cause printing on the strip by the type unit positioned below the opening.

The mechanism for the forward feeding of this audit strip is like the feeding mechanism for the ticket strip and includes the pair of links 77 pivotally connecting the extensions 75 and '76 of the pair of audit platen arms 226 which are. by the adjacent portions of the bearing shaft .68 extending across the rear of the machine and borne by the four plate frames. The links at their forward ends are pivotally connected to the opposed parallel feeding lovers '78 pivotally mounted on a stud 79 adjacent the lower plate frame 47 and 48. These levers are simultaneously actuated and carry adjacent their upper ends a paperclamping means 227 which is; substantially rney from the issuin station to the parpivotally borne

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